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Columnary
A Chrome extension that turns a long article into full-height, horizontally scrolling columns that fill the screen, with bookmarks for your place.
Chrome Web Store version 1.0.1 updated 2026-10-01; Show HN 2026-08-17. (checked 2026-10-25)
In RSS readers
Where it stands apart
- How is the main thing licensed? copyleft or source-available with restrictions (11% of 19 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? not applicable (16% of 19 others)
- What does a reader put into it? one page at a time, to read right now (16% of 19 others)
- What decides which items you see first? not applicable (one page at a time) (16% of 19 others)
- Where do you mainly use it? browser extension (0% of 19 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (95% of 19 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (79% of 19 others)
- How does it mainly sync your reading between devices or apps? its own account, or the platform's cloud (iCloud, Chrome sync) (68% of 19 others)
- Can you move your subscriptions in and out with OPML? not applicable (no subscriptions) (60% of 15 others)
- What does a regular reader pay? nothing, and no ads (50% of 18 others)
- Is reading private, or shared with other readers? private (63% of 19 others)
- Does the maker collect analytics on how you read? no, it says it collects none (50% of 18 others)
- Where do you mainly read the article itself? in its own clean reader view (63% of 19 others)
Nearest neighbors
- Reader (markweb) 65% of 17 shared answers match
- Sifted 59% of 17 shared answers match
- Gotcha RSS Feed 53% of 17 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | stands apart copyleft or source-available with restrictions Source on GitHub with no license file, so all rights reserved. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual side project, no revenue Free extension by one developer. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes 'No account, developer-operated server, advertising, analytics, or remote code.' | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart not applicable Reformats the page you're on; no feeds or library. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does a reader put into it? | stands apart one page at a time, to read right now | source 2026-10-26 |
| What decides which items you see first? | stands apart not applicable (one page at a time) | source 2026-10-26 |
| What's the most AI does to what you read? (pick the first that applies) | no AI | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does it mainly sync your reading between devices or apps? | its own account, or the platform's cloud (iCloud, Chrome sync) Bookmarks and settings in Chrome sync storage. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can you move your subscriptions in and out with OPML? | not applicable (no subscriptions) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly use it? | stands apart browser extension | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does a regular reader pay? | nothing, and no ads | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is reading private, or shared with other readers? | private | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does the maker collect analytics on how you read? | no, it says it collects none | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly read the article itself? | in its own clean reader view | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- GitHub · github.com/KevinWuWon/columnary · collected 2026-10-26
- GitHub · github.com/KevinWuWon/columnary/blob/main/PRIVACY.md · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · chromewebstore.google.com/detail/columnary/dechndjpekelnmgcchblfbmcceonfdoo · read 2026-10-25
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